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InayatShah In reply to D-A-Skelly [2014-09-28 18:37:46 +0000 UTC]

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InayatShah In reply to AndersStangl [2014-09-23 06:04:29 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much

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AndersStangl In reply to InayatShah [2014-09-23 09:44:29 +0000 UTC]

Most welcome ! I was wondering ....would you say that the clarity and sharpness mostly is due to your gear or is it a mix between that and careful editing ?

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InayatShah In reply to AndersStangl [2014-09-24 09:04:03 +0000 UTC]

I would say it is a mix of both ... the lens I used was a sony-alpha G series lens (which is medium grade) G series lenses for sony alpha are basically minolta.  I dont have a high end 300mm zoom (Carl Ziess) as yet.  I have put a side by side comparison of the image right out of my Camera (from RAW) and the final image.  In a 1:1 pixel ratio for you to compare.  The one on the right is right out of the camera the one on the left after processing it.  I actually never used and sharpening filters to process it.  I shot the image at very high speed and high iso (1/2500 shutter and 500 ISO) .. this resulted in colour noise.  I just applied the Colour Noise filter (no sharpening) and boosted the Vibrance and Saturatation just a very little.

 

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AndersStangl In reply to InayatShah [2014-09-25 09:24:40 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for the comparison, very interesting! My initial reaction was that I was surprised to see that much noise but then again it doesn't matter because the noise reduction is flawless.

I'm amazed that you got such good result without any sharpening, I always have to sharpen my RAWs but I doesn't always use output sharpening, my latest landscape shots is an example, they looked very unnatural even with a moderate amount of output sharpening.

I'm looking at the shot you published again....it looks really really good, very crisp and clear in a natural way, well done !

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InayatShah In reply to AndersStangl [2014-09-25 17:07:59 +0000 UTC]

I am usually faced with this sort of issue because of fast shutter speeds hand held .. but Im used to it.

I see that you use lightroom .. I have never used that .. I use photoshop ..I find photoshops smart layers feature very useful and i have an alternate technique for sharpening if I need to.  If you have photoshop I could explain what I do and maybe you can try it out.

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AndersStangl In reply to InayatShah [2014-09-26 06:51:39 +0000 UTC]

Actually I have Photoshop, would love to try your technique  

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InayatShah In reply to AndersStangl [2014-09-30 07:47:50 +0000 UTC]

Hi  I have made a journal about the technique I use ...

Sharpening With PhotoshopIn a discussion with one of my good friends on DA Anders Stangl.  A very talented Photographer.  Please do pay his gallery a visit.
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We were discussing "sharpening"I mentioned that I had an alternative technique for  adjusting sharpness on using photoshop than the existing "sharpening" filters.  I thought I would share it with him and in doing so other friends on DA.
But first before going into the tutorial I thought I would give a little explanation of sharpness.
When we talk of sharpness it is often thought to be a solution to a poorly focused or blurred image.  But it is not, a poorly focused or blurred image will remain a poorly blurred Actually sharpness describes the clarity of detail in a photo, and can be a valuable creative tool for emphasizing texture.  Proper photographic and post-processing technique can go a long way towards improving sharpness, although sharpness is ultimately limited by you

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